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Iceland Symphony Orchestra is back home from a successful tour of the United Kingdom. The Orchestra gave a total of seven concerts in seven cities at some of the foremost concert halls in the UK.

Audition in May, 30th. 2023 at Harpa, Reykjavik, Iceland

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra has renewed its contract with Eva Ollikainen, who has served as the orchestra's principal conductor and artistic director for the past three years. The contract has been extended through the 2025-26 season. 

Iceland Symphony Orchestra marks its first appearance in the UK under new Chief Conductor Eva Ollikainen with seven-concert tour (20-28 April 2023). Tour programmes include Anna Thorvaldsdottir's sublime METACOSMOS, piano concertos by Beethoven and Rachmaninov with Sir Stephen Hough as soloist, and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra is embarking on a tour of the United Kingdom in April 2023 with ISO principal conductor Eva Ollikainen and pianist Stephen Hough, ISO Artist in Collaboration  All of the programmes will include METACOSMOS by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, ISO composer in Recidence. Other works on the program are Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. and Tchaikovsky's symphony No. 5.

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra will hold its third Conducting Academy this season. In the Academy young and talented musicians have the opportunity to develop their skills on the podium in front of a symphony orchestra, under the direction of Eva Ollikainen, the ISO’s Chief Conductor.

The 45th Nordic Orchestra Conference takes place at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland, from Wednesday, September 28 to Friday, September 30. NOC45 is organized by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with the NOC planning committee.

By popular demand we have added a new date for our upcoming concert Laufey and the ISO. The concert will take place October 26th in Eldborg Concert Hall where Laufey will perform her own music in orchestral arrangements plus well-known jazz gems. 

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra's office will be closed in July due to summer holidays.

The ticket office at Harpa is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm, and can also be reached via phone at (+354) 528 5050 or email at midasala@harpa.is.